Self Evident Presents: “Carol and the Los Angeles Uprising, Pt 1” (by Inheriting)

About the episode:

Carol Kwang Park was 12 years old, working as a cashier at her family’s gas station in Compton, California, when the 1992 LA Uprising forever changed her life.

Her mom was at the gas station that day and Carol was unsure if she’d even make it home. At the time, she didn’t understand why tensions came to a head in Los Angeles, following the acquittal of the officers who beat Rodney King. She also never understood why her mother insisted on keeping the business going, especially after the Uprising.

As an adult, a personal crisis prompts Carol to finally start processing that event and her place in history.

Hear more from Inheriting at laist.com/podcasts/inheriting.

About Inheriting

"Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities.

In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting.

Credits

• Host, Reporter, and Co-Creator: Emily Kwong

• Senior Producer and Co-Creator: Anjuli Sastry Krbechek

• Producer and Sound Designer: Minju Park

• Producer: James Chow

• Senior Editor: Sara Keiko Sarasohn

• Executive Producer: Catherine Mailhouse

• Theme Music by E. Scott Kelly

• Additional Audio Engineering by Donald Paz

• Fact Check by Caitlin Antonios